AMA-SX: Top six finish for Hill in Canada

RACE REPORT 15/03/2010 Top six finish for Hill in Canada Hill in Toronto San Manuel LandM Yamaha's Josh Hill maintained his 100% record of top ten finishes by taking 6th position at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for the tenth round of seventeen in the AMA Supercross/FIM Supercross World Championship. The 20 year old is now just one of two riders to have appeared in the top ten of every single round during an eventful campaign to-date. The highest YZ450F runner in Canada was Valli Motorsports Ivan Tedesco, who shook off the effects of a finger injury to collect 4th place. 42, 083 spectators crowded the venue and the dry dirt the formulated the layout with a lap-time of roughly a minute meant that the course was slick and hard in places. Hill showed moments of pace but could not penetrate the top five of the pack and was the last rider not to be lapped. Ahead of him was Tedesco, bravely battling the terrain and sections with his injured right hand. The veteran circulated for most of the distance in fifth spot but was promoted after Davi Millsaps crashed ahead of him. Tedesco takes 4th "It just goes to show that if I can get a start, I can run with those guys up front. Once I get those figured out consistently then I should be up there every week," he said. Regarding his index finger he commented: "It definitely isn't comfortable, but it's not impossible to ride with, so I just need to keep my head on what I'm doing; that's the hard part when you're dealing with pain like this." "It's actually at times when you're beat up and you can't seem to do anything right that you're the most thankful for the support you have," said Hill alluding to the ongoing effects of his crash two rounds ago in Atlanta. "My San Manuel Yamaha team is amazing, and they support me when things are good, and when they're not. Things will get better soon, I just have to heal up a little bit," he added. Joe Gibbs Racing's Justin Brayton was 9th and the third YZ450F-rider in the top ten. Grant Langston did not compete after a heavy crash at the beginning of the previous round in Daytona forced the former AMA Motocross Champion to undergo knee surgery. Reigning champion James Stewart is still recovering from the right wrist he broke in January and a date for his competitive return has not yet been confirmed. Hill is currently 3rd in the championship standings and keeps in touch for the title with a deficit of 37 points to leader Ryan Dungey. Brayton is 6th and Tedesco 7th. Round eleven sees the series return to the USA and head south to Texas and the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. Circuit Length: NA Crowd: 42,083 Weather: Dry Last Years Winner: James Stewart 2010 AMA-SX Toronto, Canada 15/03/2010 Race 1 - 20 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 19'46.788 2 Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 0'04.300 3 Trey Canard Honda USA 0'31.168 4 Ivan Tedesco Yamaha USA 0'44.633 5 Kevin Windham Honda USA 0'59.804 6 Josh Hill Yamaha USA 1'06.583 7 Nicholas Wey Kawasaki USA -1Laps 8 Thomas Hahn Suzuki USA -1Laps 9 Justin Brayton Yamaha USA -1Laps 10 Matt Boni Honda USA -1Laps 11 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA -1Laps 12 Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS -1Laps 13 Chris Blose Honda USA -1Laps 14 Jason Thomas Suzuki USA -1Laps 15 Weston Peick Yamaha USA -1Laps Rider Standings 06/03/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 192 2. Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 172 3. Josh Hill Yamaha USA 162 4. David D Millsaps Honda USA 150 5. Kevin Windham Honda USA 131 6. Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 124 7. Ivan Tedesco Yamaha USA 117 8. Nicholas Wey Kawasaki USA 99 9. Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 82 10. Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS 80 11. Thomas Hahn Yamaha USA 76 12. Andrew Short Honda USA 69 13. Grant Langston Yamaha RSA 67 14. Chris Blose Honda USA 64 15. James Stewart Yamaha USA 51 19. Jason Lawrence Yamaha USA 28 21. Dan Reardon Yamaha USA 25 30. Weston Peick Yamaha USA 7 36. Josh Grant Yamaha USA 1 Manufacturer Standings 06/03/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. Suzuki 192 2. Yamaha 184 3. Honda 181 4. Kawasaki 181 5. KTM 3 Yamaha Racing Communications Hoogte Kadijk 61 HS / 1018 BE Amsterdam / The Netherlands T. +31 (0) 20 330 2709 / F. +31 (0) 20 420 9470 E. office@yrc.nl W. www.yamaha-racing.com © Copyright Yamaha 2010 | Unsubscribe